Baseball Edged out in Series Finale by Toledo, 6-4

Sunday, March 12

Boca Raton, Fla.

11:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

10-5-1

Toledo

2-14

Toledo

Florida Atlantic

3/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

March 12, 2017

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University baseball team's bid for a series sweep of Toledo was foiled on Sunday by a five-run Rocket fifth and a 6-4 loss at FAU Baseball Stadium.

The Turning Point

Though Toledo (2-14) turned a 3-1 deficit into a 6-3 lead with their five in the fifth, the Owls (10-5-1) weren't without opportunities from there on out. They had two runners on in each inning from the fifth to the eighth, but were only able to convert one run, on a two-out single by Kevin Abraham in the home sixth.

The Finish

The last chance for FAU came in the eighth when Austin Langham and Abraham were both walked with one out, but Toledo reliever Michael Jacob retired the next two batters before a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save of the year.

Notables

Tyler Frank and Abraham had two hits apiece, of the Owls' eight on the day
FAU scored three of their four runs in the fourth. An Esteban Puerta single and David Miranda double preceded a sacrifice fly by Sean Labsan; the second scored on a throwing error on a Gary Mattis stolen base; and the third when Langham grounded out to short
Relievers Weston Clemente and Kyle Marman combined to retire 10 of the 12 batters they faced, and Eric Keating all three of his when he pitched the ninth. Clemente and Marman each had two strikeouts

Quotable

"We had first and second a couple of times, one out, nobody out, and weren't able to seal the deal," said Head Coach John McCormack. "We kind of have been winning by the big inning, and today we lost by the big inning."

What's Next

One midweek game is currently scheduled for the upcoming slate, Tuesday at home against Rutgers. First pitch is 6:30, and pregame as always is 10 minutes prior on www.FAUSports.TV. Sean Labsan is the probable starting pitcher for your Owls.